A bushcraft expert built an incredible home in the woods - however it appears to have been targeted by vandals.

The impressive looking cabin, made of logs from the woodland near Horn Street in Hythe, contained a staircase area with a handrail, a wooden window that could be closed and even a fireplace with working chimney.

The home had also previously been covered by a tarpaulin roof and waterproofing inside, however these appear to have been set alight.

There are no obvious sign that the fire came from the fireplace.

Two beds made of wood and netting that are inside the house also appear to have been cut apart.

It is possible the cabin may have been built for multiple people to use as one of its walls displays a sign saying “Please don’t destroy. Please just enjoy.”

The cabin, along with a nearby seating handmade seating area, sits on land owned by Taylor Wimpey that was formerly the property of the Ministry of Defence and used as a back door training.

"Amazing"

A sheep farmer works and lives nearby said he first spotted the cabin in mid-August and has seen signs of life there since during his regular walks in the area.

The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: “I was just walking through the woods and came across it.

“I thought it was amazing. The amount of work that has gone into it, it really shows some skill.

“I had a look inside then I came back a few times over the next few days to see if I could see the person who made it.

A sign had been put up inside the home saying: "Please don't destroy. Please just enjoy."

Whoever it is...

The man suspects that the person who built the house may have been staying there for quite some time.

“Whoever it is, he has been around her for a little while, because he has made a sort of wigwam near where the house is and there was another one just like it further away in the woods that was built last year.

There’s a bag of rubbish next to everything. It’s a shame, I don’t agree with that.

“Don’t fill the countryside up with rubbish. He could have taken that and put it in the public bin not far away."

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